Madden 12 Player Ratings: ESPN and EA Release Top Five Beasts at Linebacker

The grandest of events are usually laid out with a red carpet. EA and ESPN are doing just that by releasing tidbits on the newest hit video game, Madden 12. Today the hits are bigger than other days.

On Tuesday, ESPN released the five highest-rated linebackers in the upcoming Madden 12. Like always, the ESPN expert on video games, Jon Robinson, offered the breakdown. You can view the grandeur here.

There are so many great elements to every Madden, it is hard to choose just one. The most unheralded, but widely discussed, is the player ratings.

The good people at EA work diligently to procure the most exact representation of player's true attributes in the form of a rating system. This gives us NFL fans a rare opportunity to discuss and banter about how true these ratings really are.

The top five in descending order are as follows: James Harrison 98, DeMarcus Ware 98, Patrick Willis 98, Jon Beason 97, Clay Matthews 95 and Ray Lewis 95.

These bad boys are hard-hitters in real life, as well as in the game. Just like in real life, the attributes that make these bruisers hit with authority can knock your opponents receivers unconscious. Yes, concussions are a very real part of the game.

That makes it absolutely vital that you get the game on August 30th, and immediately trade for Ray Lewis. His play recognition is off the charts. It will enable his avatar to zone in on the run, and kill the man with the ball.

It is see ball, kill ball with these fine chaps. In all of this discussion, we find that the evolution of Madden is the best part. The game has come to such a level that we can now have a thoughtful discussion on these ratings.

Heated debate is a necessary part of sports. Madden proves that it has a place at the table of sports culture.

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